Saint Urho - Revision history

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	'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.		'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.

	== The ~~statue~~ ==		== The Statue ==
	The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.		The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.

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	The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.		The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.

	=== The ~~caption =~~==		== The Legend ==
	The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:		The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:

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	[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|My sister puzzles over the statue]]		[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|My sister puzzles over the statue]]
			[[Image:Sturhocp.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|The caption under the statue]]
	'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.		'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.

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	=== The caption ===		=== The caption ===
	~~[[Image:Sturhocp.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|The caption under the statue]]~~
	The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:		The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:

Firespeaker: /* The caption */

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The caption

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	[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|My sister puzzles over the statue ~~of Saint Urho outside of Menahga, MN~~]]		[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|My sister puzzles over the statue]]
	'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.		'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.

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	=== The caption ===		=== The caption ===
	[[Image:Sturhocp.jpg\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|The caption under the statue]]		[[Image:Sturhocp.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|The caption under the statue]]
	The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:		The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language. It says:

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	== Commentary ==		== Commentary ==
	There are many ironies of this statue, the least of which is that ~~there are lots~~ of grasshoppers ~~still in Finland~~ today.		There are many ironies of this statue, the least of which is that Finland today has quite an abundance of grasshoppers today. Additionally, the vinyard workers celebrate by drinking "grape juice"? Yeah.

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			[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menahga, MN]]
	'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.		'''Saint Urho''' is the patron saint of Finnish vinyard workers, who drove all the grasshoppers from Finland using the power of the '''Finnish language'''. His legend is believed to've been created by Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in response to the Hiberno-American Saint Patrick, and '''Saint Urho's day''' is celebrated the day before Saint Patrick's day. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology#Ahistorical_traditions Ahistorical traditions of Finnish mythology] for more information on the details of its creation.

	== The statue ==		== The statue ==
	~~[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menahga, MN]]~~
	The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.		The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.

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 == The statue ==
-[[Image:Sturho00.jpg|thumb|150px|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menhaga, MN]]
+[[Image:Sturho00.jpg|thumb|150px|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menahga, MN]]
 The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork.  The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.
 === The caption ===
 [[Image:Sturhocp.jpg|thumb|150px|The caption under the statue]]
-The caption under the statue tells the legend of Saint Urho, and is and ode to the Finnish language.
+The caption at the bottom of the statue (the ''Ode to St. Urho'') tells the Story of St. Urho and is supposed to prove the power of the Finnish Language.  It says:
 == Commentary ==
 There are many ironies of this statue, the least of which is that there are lots of grasshoppers still in Finland today.

Firespeaker: /* The statue */ spelling of Menahga

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	== The statue ==		== The statue ==
	[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menhaga, MN]]		[[Image:Sturho00.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|My sister puzzles over the statue of Saint Urho outside of Menhaga, MN]]
	The statue of Saint Urho in ~~Menhaga~~, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.		The statue of Saint Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, depicts a Finnish vinyard worker with a giant grasshopper skewered on his pitchfork. The statue is in a small park on the edge of a highway.

	=== The caption ===		=== The caption ===

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[Saint Phil of Worcester]]		* [[Saint Phil of Worcester]]

			[[Category:Patron Saints]]

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	THE LEGEND OF ST. URHO		THE LEGEND OF ST. URHO

	One of the lesser known, but extraordinary legends		One of the lesser known, but extraordinary legends
	of ages past is the legend of St. Urho-Patron Saint		of ages past is the legend of St. Urho-Patron Saint
	of the Finnish vinyard workers.		of the Finnish vinyard workers.

	Before the last glacial period wild grapes grew		Before the last glacial period wild grapes grew
	with abundance in the area now known as Finland.		with abundance in the area now known as Finland.
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	St. Urho banished the lot of them with a few		St. Urho banished the lot of them with a few
	selected Finnish words.		selected Finnish words.

	In memory of this impressive demonstration of		In memory of this impressive demonstration of
	the Finnish language, Finnish people celebrate on		the Finnish language, Finnish people celebrate on
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	around the shores of the many lakes in Finland		around the shores of the many lakes in Finland
	and chant what St. Urho chanted many years ago.		and chant what St. Urho chanted many years ago.

	"HEINASIRKKA, HEINASIRKKA, MENETAALTA HIITEEN."		"HEINASIRKKA, HEINASIRKKA, MENETAALTA HIITEEN."
	(Translated: "GRASSHOPPER, GRASSHOPPER, GO AWAY!")		(Translated: "GRASSHOPPER, GRASSHOPPER, GO AWAY!")

	Adult male, (people, not grasshoppers) dressed in		Adult male, (people, not grasshoppers) dressed in
	green costumes gather on the hills overlooking the		green costumes gather on the hills overlooking the
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	drinking grape juice, though these activities may		drinking grape juice, though these activities may
	occur in varying sequences.		occur in varying sequences.

	Color for the day is royal purple and nile green.		Color for the day is royal purple and nile green.

	SULO HAVUMAKI		SULO HAVUMAKI

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	== Commentary ==		== Commentary ==
	There are many ironies of this statue, the least of which is that Finland today has quite an abundance of grasshoppers today. Additionally, the vinyard workers celebrate by drinking "grape juice"? Yeah.		There are many ironies of this statue, the least of which is that Finland today has quite an abundance of grasshoppers today. Additionally, the vinyard workers celebrate by drinking "grape juice"? Yeah.

			== See Also ==
			* [[Saint Phil of Worcester]]